Dear Juno or Any Other Teen in the Same Situation,
Juno, of the three options you had to choose from upon discovering your pregnancy I think you chose the best one. Rather than aborting the baby or trying to care for the baby, giving the baby up for adoption was the most beneficial for you, the baby, and the baby’s adopted mother. You aren’t stuck having to take care of a baby, the baby gets a chance at life, and the new mom finally receives what she has always wanted. So you have my admiration on that part of your strange story, but other parts of your “adventure” leave me feeling nothing but disappointment and disbelief. You had unprotected sex because you were bored. You got pregnant because you were bored. You subjected yourself to bullying because you were bored. You spent one night in a whole lot of pain because you were bored. You split apart a wedded couple because you were bored. Maybe next time you’re bored you should just watch The Blair Witch Project.
Besides that, I just want to say that I am happy that you didn’t go through with the abortion. I think that women should have the right to choose whether they want an abortion or to carry the baby to term, but I think it would be better if much less people got abortions. Every abortion kills life, whether it’s a clump of cells or a clump of baby with a heartbeat and nervous system. The tricky part is determining if both lives are of the same value. Personally, I think it should be okay to kill the little clump of cells because really it’s not much different than killing a fly, but not okay to kill the baby that can feel. Roe v. Wade gave woman the right to get an abortion in all three trimesters, but I strongly disagree with that. If a woman is going to get an abortion she has to decide early on. The only exceptions for late abortions are if the woman’s life is in danger. I think the best solution to the issue of abortions is not limiting a woman’s right to choose, but attempting to lessen the rate at which unplanned pregnancies occur. No one who has sex in order to have a baby is going to get an abortion when they get pregnant, unless health problems occur, but that’s beside the point. Less unplanned pregnancies would directly affect the amount of abortions that take place each year. That clearly illustrates the importance of planning your pregnancies.
Hopefully now you understand that you shouldn’t have unprotected sex because you’re bored and that if you are going to have sex for fun again use protection. And I hope that if you do find yourself in this situation again you do exactly what you did the first time, adoption, but keep in mind that it is your choice, your decision.
Juno, of the three options you had to choose from upon discovering your pregnancy I think you chose the best one. Rather than aborting the baby or trying to care for the baby, giving the baby up for adoption was the most beneficial for you, the baby, and the baby’s adopted mother. You aren’t stuck having to take care of a baby, the baby gets a chance at life, and the new mom finally receives what she has always wanted. So you have my admiration on that part of your strange story, but other parts of your “adventure” leave me feeling nothing but disappointment and disbelief. You had unprotected sex because you were bored. You got pregnant because you were bored. You subjected yourself to bullying because you were bored. You spent one night in a whole lot of pain because you were bored. You split apart a wedded couple because you were bored. Maybe next time you’re bored you should just watch The Blair Witch Project.
Besides that, I just want to say that I am happy that you didn’t go through with the abortion. I think that women should have the right to choose whether they want an abortion or to carry the baby to term, but I think it would be better if much less people got abortions. Every abortion kills life, whether it’s a clump of cells or a clump of baby with a heartbeat and nervous system. The tricky part is determining if both lives are of the same value. Personally, I think it should be okay to kill the little clump of cells because really it’s not much different than killing a fly, but not okay to kill the baby that can feel. Roe v. Wade gave woman the right to get an abortion in all three trimesters, but I strongly disagree with that. If a woman is going to get an abortion she has to decide early on. The only exceptions for late abortions are if the woman’s life is in danger. I think the best solution to the issue of abortions is not limiting a woman’s right to choose, but attempting to lessen the rate at which unplanned pregnancies occur. No one who has sex in order to have a baby is going to get an abortion when they get pregnant, unless health problems occur, but that’s beside the point. Less unplanned pregnancies would directly affect the amount of abortions that take place each year. That clearly illustrates the importance of planning your pregnancies.
Hopefully now you understand that you shouldn’t have unprotected sex because you’re bored and that if you are going to have sex for fun again use protection. And I hope that if you do find yourself in this situation again you do exactly what you did the first time, adoption, but keep in mind that it is your choice, your decision.
Sincerely,
Grant Coe